No abstract available.
Fistula*

T.E,N. is characterized by large flaccid bullous eruption that has the appearance of the scalded lesion and has large sheets of the pilling off skin. This 49-year-old female patient was suffered from the erythematous skin lesions on the face and. upper chest since 8 hours after oral administration of sulfa drug for endametritis. These lesions spread to the about 80% of whole body surface, and changes to the characterastic flaccid bullous scalded lesion, within next 24 hours. This patient was treated with a massive systemic corticosteroid and antibiotics and etc,so complete recovery of the lesions were found in three case of T.E.N. due to sulfa drug is presented with brief review of literature.
Administration, Oral ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Skin ; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome* ; Thorax

OBJECTIVES: To explore the possible effect of an interaction between summertime heat waves and ozone on cardiopulmonary mortality during the 1994 heat wave in Korea. METHODS: The unusually hot summer of 1994 in Korea was defined as the heat wave in this study. We examined the associations of air pollutants with daily cardiopulmonary deaths between 1991-1995, considering the product term of the heat wave and each pollutant, weather and time trends. RESULTS: During the heat wave, while temperatures were uniformly higher than those of other summers, the within-heat-wave difference in mortality paralleled that in the regional ozone levels. In terms of the influence of the heat wave, the results of ozone were different to those of total suspended particles (TSP) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). The ozone association (relative risk (RR) =1.036; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.018-1.054) was observed only under heat wave conditions, while the TSP (RR =1.006, 95% CI = 0.999-1.012) and the SO2 (RR =1.018, 95% CI = 1.011-1.024) associations were found under normal weather conditions (per interquartile increase of each pollutant; results of three pollutants model). The ozone association under heat wave was attributable to the statistical interaction between the heat wave and ozone. CONCLUSIONS: These results support the possibility of a biological synergy between the heat wave and ozone, one that is not evident between the heat wave and other major pollutants like particles or SO2.
Air Pollutants ; Air Pollution ; Hot Temperature* ; Infrared Rays* ; Korea* ; Mortality* ; Ozone* ; Sulfur Dioxide ; Weather

The series comprised 424 cutaneous reactions to drugs treated at the department of Dermatology, Medical college of Korea University, during the years 1969-1975. The whole series comprised 211 male(49. 8%) and 213 female(50. 2%) patients. Exanthernatous eruptions are the most frequent of all cutaneous manifestation of drug reactions. Antipyretic analgesics, antibiotics and antibacterial drugs were the three group inducing most drug reactions in the present study, following by herb drugs. Of the antipyretic anaIgesics, acetylsalicylic acid was the ones most of the involved, and sulfonamides were the most frequent cause of skin reactions induced by antibacterial drugs and penicillin and tetracycline were the frequent cause of skin reactions induced by antibiotics.
Analgesics ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Aspirin ; Dermatology ; Drug Eruptions* ; Humans ; Korea ; Penicillins ; Skin ; Sulfonamides ; Tetracycline

This authors reviewed the radiographs of 20,057 patients with spinl radiculomyelopathy from April 1983 August 1990. The incidence and distribtion of the ossification of the spinal ligaments were analized as following. 1) The overall incidence of spinal ligaments ossification was 3.6% among 20,057 patients. 2) The most frequently occurs at lumbar area(67.1%), and then cervical(27.5%) thoracic(0.4%) area as in orders. 3) The OPLL was most common type(2.19%) of these spinal ligaments ossification, and then OALL(0.7%), OLF(0.24%) as in orders. 4) OPLL (1) OPLL was most frequent at lumbar area(58.6%) and then cervical(37.0%), thoracic(0.4%) area as in orders. (2) The cervical OPLL was commonly found at C5 & C6 area and morphologically, the multiple segmented type was most common then continuous type, mixed type and single segmented type in orders. (3) The multiple segmented type was more frequently found at upper cervical area, but the continuous type was more frequent at lower cervical area. 5) OALL (1) OALL was most frequent at lumbar area(86.0%) but thoracic(1.4%) and cervecal area(5.3%) were relatively low in frequency. (2) Of the lumbar OALL, the L4/5 area was most frequent site(37.8%) but the L3/4(25.3%) and L5/S1 area(24.5%) also had relatively high occurance rate. 6) OLF (1) OLF was most frequent at lumbar area(92.7%), but the incidence of OLF was relativerly rare at cervical(2.1%) and thoracic area(5.2%). (2) Of the lumbar OLF, the L4/5 area was most common site(33.1), but L5/S1 area had also high occurance rate(27.2%).
Humans ; Incidence ; Ligaments*

BACKGROUND: Arterial blood gas analysis are highly susceptible to preanalytic error due to improper method of obtaining or handling the blood sample before analysis. The error in measurement of blood gas analysis are loss of CO2 by exposure to atmospheric air, effect of anticoagulant itself, temperature difference between the experimental subject and the measuring electrode and metabolic change which occur between blood sampling and measurement. METHOD: To study the effect of the delay in estimation of blood gas and drawn blood on values of blood gas partial pressure and pH. Blood sample were divided into 2 groups according to the method of storage, group I stored at 24~25degrees C(room temperature) under anaerobic condition. ;group II stored at 0~4degrees C(refrigerator) under anaerobic condition. The samples were analyzed by time interval through 180 minutes in each group. RESULTS: The result were as follows: 1) PaO2 decreased significantly after 10 mins in group I, whereas it decreased significantly after 20 mins in group II. 2) PaO2 increased significantly after 20 mins in group I, whereas it increased significantly after 120 mins in group II. 3) pH decreased significantly after 60 mins in group I, whereas it decreased significantly after 120 mins in group II. 4) No significant changes of bicarbonate and SaO2 were noted in each group CONCLUSION: From above results, it would be advisable to analyze the sample in a short period of time or to store in a refrigerator when the measuring will be delayed. So we highly recommend that blood gas analysis should be performed as soon as possible after sampling, especially within 10 minutes.
Blood Gas Analysis ; Electrodes ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Partial Pressure

The most frequently used serodiagnostic test for syphilis in Korea is VDRL test, which is one of several flocculation tests utilizing cardiolipin-lecithin as antigen. This test remains popular because it is easily performed, inexpensive, is standard for screening purposes, and is useful for following the serologic response to treatment. A common problem is weakly reactive (or 'rough' result) VDRL test or reactive VDRL in the absence of definite evidence of present or past syphilis; the diagnosis of syphilis in these cases should be confirmed by using the specific treponemal antigen tests. The Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption (FTA-ARS) test is the result of continued attempts to improve the original FTA procedures. This test uses virulent T. pallidum (Nichols strain) as antigen and uses fluorescein-tagged antihuman globulin as reaction indicator. The FTA-ABS test is very sensitive in all stage of syphilis, especially in early syphilis. The FTA-ABS test was carried out on 448 persons with reactive and weakly reactive VDRL tests and divided the groups of routine physical check and out patients. (countinued..)
Diagnosis ; Flocculation Tests ; Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption Test ; Humans ; Korea ; Mass Screening ; Outpatients ; Syphilis*

This study was done on 171 volunteers in order to investigate the present status of cutaneous normal flora of Candida species and the distribution of Candida species on the normal human skin in dermatologic clinic of Korea University Hospital from January, ]984 to December, 1984. Among the 171 volunteers, 115 strains of Candida species were identified by culture on the Sabouraud's dextrose agar media, germ tube test, sugar assimilation test, sugar fermentaion test and culture on corn meal with Tween 80 media, The results were summarized as follows: 1. The incidence of cutaneous normal flora of Candida species was 13, 5,5 (115 species among 855 sites) 2. Candida species were distributed in oral cavity(45 species), 4th interdigital toe web(39 species), groin(12 species), axilla(11 species) and 4th interdigital finger web(8 species) in order of frequency. 3, Of ll5 species, 45 species were cultured in summer, 27 species in autumn, 18 species in winter and 14 species in spring. 4 Of 115 Candida species, C. albicans(88 species), C. parapsilosis(12 species), C, tropicalis(8 species), C. guilliermondii(3 species) and C. stellatoidea(2 species) were identified. Two species could not be identified.
Agar ; Candida* ; Fingers ; Glucose ; Humans* ; Incidence ; Korea ; Meals ; Polysorbates ; Skin* ; Toes ; Volunteers ; Zea mays

No abstract available.
Ointments*

Authors found a case with a slight trauma in which two eye lashes penetrated into the anterior chamber. This 25 years old male patient came to our clinic 2 weeks after trauma on right eye and eyelid, complaining of photophobia, foreign body sensation and ocular pain which were persisted for two weeks. On slit-lamp examination, two eye-lashes on iris surface were found in the anterior chamber of his right eye and a dot like corneal superficial opacity was also found on 6 o'clock meridian near the limbus, but that is questionable whether it is penetrating wound or not. No other foreign body was noticed in the same chamber. The eye lashes were removed surgically and the one of them was carried out by iridectomy. The literatures were briefly reviewed for the mechanism of the penetration of the cilia was very mterestmg.
Adult ; Anterior Chamber* ; Cilia ; Eyelids ; Foreign Bodies ; Humans ; Iridectomy ; Iris ; Male ; Photophobia ; Sensation ; Wounds, Penetrating